Area Manager

4 days ago


Lafayette, United States Primient Full time
Job Description

Area Manager

Lafayette, IN

Ready to take a big step forward in your leadership career? Join a manufacturing market leader that is investing in growth.  

ABOUT PRIMIENT
 

Established yet entrepreneurial: Primient is an industry leader with proven products, six manufacturing plants, 1500+ employees and deep roots in corn wet milling. Yet we’re also a brand-new company that is ready to drive change and create impact.

Investing in the future of Lafayette: We are making an unprecedent investment in our plant and people to create a state-of-the-art facility. It will be a rewarding place for people to work now and for generations to come.

Poised for new era of success: Our goal is to unlock the full potential of Lafayette and our other US locations. The market is strong for our plant-based ingredients, which go into everything from sodas to hand cream and cardboard to clothing. As our business grows, our people will grow.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Our plant leadership team including area managers have a key part to play in shaping the future of the Primient business. You can drive impact on the performance of your facility by championing continuous improvement and embedding our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth into day-to-day operations.

Our Area Manager role for Refinery is key to the safety, efficiency, quality, production, cost, staffing and project management of our facility. You will become a go-to technical expert and a leader who is trusted to bring out the best in our people and technology.

Key responsibilities: Area Manager

  • Accountable for the safety performance of the area.  This is to include ensuring that all plant safety policies and procedures are followed; daily safety related expectations are met, and all safety issues are clearly communicated and remediated as timely as possible. 
  • Accountable for the day to day (tactical) operation of your department including quality and production results.  This is to include daily analysis of continuous process data to determine or evaluate area process inefficiencies as well as prioritize issues.  Collaborate with engineering, quality, cross product stream, and other SME resources to quickly resolve safety, quality, or production issues.  Ensure area resources are clear on direction with respect to problem resolution, priority, and urgency.  A detailed daily game plan should be generated outlining the next 24 hours of area goals and objectives to be communicated to the department.
  • Accountable for operating your department in adherence to Primient Operating Model (POM) guidelines and expectations including oversight of POM Strategic Deployment execution at the Operator level (Level 4) and the Area level (Level 3).  Responsible to drive engagement at level board meetings and ensure countermeasures are employed and documented in response to red KPI’s and other operational issues. Guide and lead the area teams set targets, integrate plans, and remain focused to achieve their goals and to manage change.
  • Accountable for effective implementation of Work Place Organization (WPO) and overall GMP performance of the area to include target areas of DHA compliance, leak reduction, and sanitation improvement initiatives.
  • Accountable for the performance management and personnel development of your department.  This is to include active involvement in the technical training and development of the process technicians to ensure skill block progression. Responsible for developing clearly defined goals and objectives for the area through involvement of the area leadership.  Responsibilities also include performance evaluations of the area leadership and career development of area people.
  • Accountable for the area costs.  This is to include a detailed understanding of the budgeted area cost drivers, both fixed and variable, compared to usages month on month.  The role is responsible for involvement of all available resources in the department to focus on reducing excess, consumption, and cost reduction, effectively creating and environment of continuous improvement and teamwork.
  • Accountable for area quality and production results.  
  • Expected to learn the area processes with the outcome being a technical expert in all subject matters defined in the area.
  • Accountable for submitting a weekly summary of achievements and challenges to be included in the weekly plant newsletter.

ABOUT YOU

You will combine technical expertise, strong planning and management skills, and a talent for motivating and developing colleagues. We are also looking for:

Musts: 

  • Experience leading successful teams comprised of process technicians, engineers, and maintenance personnel as well as demonstrating excellent problem solving skills. 
  • Excellent computer skills: Word, Excel, SAP, Outlook, OSI PI 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and self-motivated customer focused aptitude and attitude. Must have the ability to build good relationships with internal peers, customer service, and the sales group. 
  • Have a management style consistent with participative environment (see Behavioural Job Description) 
  • Possess broad based technical skills as well as planning and organizing and people development with at least 3-5 years of technical and plant experience. 

Wants: 

  • Continuous industrial processing experience. 
  • 4 year technical degree 
  • Corn Wet Milling and/or Refinery Knowledge 
  • Knowledge of corn co-products systems 
  • Broad industrial and technical Knowledge 
  • Experience implementing Process Safety Management (PSM) and related systems is preferred but not required 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Rewards & benefits
Competitive salary with performance linked enhancements / 401 K matching and non-contingent matching plans / Healthcare / Medical insurance

Career development

Our organizational structure provides autonomy and accountability in your role. You have scope to develop a depth of expertise and the opportunity to follow career pathways outside the norm.

Working with us in Lafayette 

Lafayette is home to one of our longest standing corn milling Primient plants. Lafayette prides itself on their strong links to the surrounding local communities. At Lafayette, there is a family feel combined with a strong focus on safety, excellence, and improvement. Lafayette is one of the most environmentally friendly sites of its kind in the country, having switched from coal power to natural gas.    

Home to Purdue University, the Lafayette metropolitan area has a population of nearly a quarter of a million and is located 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles southeast of Chicago. Central Lafayette has an urban feel, with greener suburbs surrounding it. There is a diverse and vibrant cultural scene, with many independent restaurants and shops, plus numerous festivals through the summer.     

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are passionate believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up. Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow, thrive and progress.

Primient is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.


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